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" ... ruins; and no one knew whether his dearest friends and relations were not perishing from the want of help. Those who had saved any property were obliged to keep a constant watch, for thieves prowled about, and at each little trembling of the ground,... "
Elements of physical geography - Page 58
by Hugo Reid - 1850
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Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of ..., Volumes 1-2

Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1846 - 716 pages
...about, and at each little trembling of the ground, with one hand they beat their breasts and cried " misericordia!" and then with the other filched what...fires, and flames burst forth in all parts. Hundreds know themselves ruined, and few had the means of providing food for the day. Earthquakes alone are...
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New York Municipal Gazette (New York, N.Y.), Volume 1, Issues 41-48

Ebenezer Meriam - Finance - 1847 - 224 pages
...they beat their breasts and cried " misericordia .'" and then with the other filched what they would from the ruins. The thatched roofs fell over the fires,...and few had the means of providing food for the day. Earthquakes alone are sufficient to destroy the prosperity of any country. If beneath England the now...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 30

Literature - 1851 - 658 pages
...and no one knew whether his deareet friends and relations might not be perishing from want of help. The thatched roofs fell over the fires, and flames burst forth in all parte. Hundreds knew themselves to be ruined, and few had the means of providing food for the day....
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The New Monthly Magazine, Volume 101

1854 - 524 pages
...trembling of the ground (after the fatal shock), with one hand they beat their breasts and cried ' Misericordia !' and then with the other filched what they could from the ruins." Fifteen or eighteen hours after the great catastrophe at Caraccas the ground remained tranquil. The...
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New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Volume 101

Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1854 - 520 pages
...little trembling of the ground (after the faul shock), with one hand they beat their breasts and cried ' Misericordia !' and then with the other filched what they could from the ruins." Fifteen or eighteen hours after the great catastrophe at Caraccas the ground remained tranquil. The...
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The Eclectic Magazine of Foreign Literature, Science, and Art, Volume 33

American literature - 1854 - 598 pages
...little trembling of the ground, (after the fatal shock,)with one hand they beat their breasts and cried 'Misericordia!' and then with the other filched what they could from the ruins." Fifteen or eighteen hours after the great catastrophe at Caraccas, the ground remained tranquil. The...
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Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries ...

Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1871 - 546 pages
...about, and at each little trembling of the ground, with one hand they beat their breasts and cried " misericordia !" and then with the other filched what...and few had the means of providing food for the day. Earthquakes alone are sufficient to destroy the prosperity of any country. If beneath England the now...
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Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries ...

Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1873 - 552 pages
...hand they beat their breasts and cried " misericordia !" and then with the other filched what ihey could from the ruins. The thatched roofs fell over...and few had the means of providing food for the day. Earthquakes alone are sufficient to destroy the prosperity of any country. If beneath England the now...
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What Mr. Darwin Saw in His Voyage Round the World in the Ship "Beagle".

Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1879 - 254 pages
...little trembling of the ground, with one hand they beat their breasts and cried mercy (niiseric&rdia), and then with the other filched what they could from...and few had the means of providing food for the day. Generally speaking, arched door- ways or windows stood much better than any other parts of buildings....
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A Naturalist's Voyage: Journal of Researches Into the Natural History and ...

Charles Darwin - Beagle Expedition - 1889 - 628 pages
...about, and at each little trembling of the ground, with one hand they beat their breasts and cried " Misericordia ! " and then with the other filched what...roofs fell over the fires, and flames burst forth A GREAT WAVE. 369 in all parts. Hundreds know themselves ruined, and few had the means of providing...
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